Minister of Transportation Wang Guocai said at the Legislative Yuan Transportation Committee today (5th) that the application principles (for public transportation improvement plans such as monthly tickets) will be formulated by the end of this year, and that county and city governments across the country can submit applications starting from New Year's Day next year.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The Democratic Progressive Party candidate for mayor of Beibeiji put forward the plan of "1,200 Metropolitan Transportation Monthly Passes" before the election. Although the candidates all failed, the implementation of monthly passes across the country is still expected to be promoted in the direction of "purchasing at a higher price".

Minister of Transportation Wang Guocai said at the Legislative Yuan Transportation Committee today (5th) that the application principles will be formulated before the end of this year, and that county and city governments across the country can submit (monthly ticket) applications on New Year's Day next year, and the review is expected to be completed before the first quarter of next year.

Hong Mengkai, a legislator of the Kuomintang, questioned Wang Guocai about optimizing the public transportation subsidy program at the Transportation Committee of the Legislative Yuan. Wang Guocai said that the promotion of 1200 and 1280 commuter tickets focuses on optimizing public transportation, but it must be adapted to local conditions. So Shuangbei has the 1280 plan, but public transport in other places is underdeveloped, and there is no way to unify the country.

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Hong Mengkai asked what the review criteria were?

Where is it suitable?

Whether to apply first and review first?

Wang Guocai replied that there is a lot of commuting in the Taipei metropolitan area, and Huadong has a lot of trips during holidays. Therefore, the improvement of public transportation during holidays is the focus, not commuting. It must be tailored to local conditions. If there is no way to increase the utilization rate of public transportation, there will be no review. The key point It's about convincing the Ministry of Transportation that it can improve public transport usage.

The amount does not necessarily have to be 1200 or 1280. For example, Huadong Miaoli is mainly for sightseeing, and it is possible to propose a public transportation improvement plan during holidays.

Wang Guocai said that applications can be submitted from New Year's Day next year, with the goal of increasing the utilization rate of public transportation. The method or application principles will be released at the end of this month, and the timetable will also be determined in the application principles. County government application.